American Cars in an International Setting

By ANDRE SWYGERT.  In the U.S., summer is prime car show season, giving rise to a sense of anticipation and enthusiasm of the local and large-scale events that are held during this period. Car enthusiasts in other countries undoubtedly experience the same feelings,...

Mark Stehrenberger Art Exhibition

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release June 1, 2024 Ventura, California – The work of international automotive designer Mark Stehrenberger will be presented to the public at Crown Classics & Exotics, in the Ventura Auto Center. The event, held from 10am-2pm on June...

Murphy Auto Museum closing

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release April 15, 2024 Oxnard, California – The Murphy Auto Museum will be permanently closing. The last day for public admittance will be Sunday, July 7, 2024. The museum will use the remaining month of July to sell furniture, fixtures,...

Q&A With Andre Swygert

MEET THE AUTHOR — A Q&A With Andre Swygert  An Aficionado of Things on Land and Air Takes to the Sky (and Water) A new book By A Car Show Safari team member focuses on a decades-long and unique aviation program conducted at the U.S. Naval Academy.  In addition to...

Those We Lost in 2023

Those We Lost 2023 Ken Block, a 23-time winner in the U.S. domestic rallying and a six-time victor in Global Rallycross, and perhaps best known for his Gymkhana series of web videos highlighting his exceptional car control.  Block, 55, died in a snowmobile accident in...

2023 Monterey Car Week and the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

Illustration of the transition of Concours from carriages to automobiles: at left is a seven-window Dress Coach used on the occasion of the wedding of Napoleon III to Eugenie de Montijo on January 29, 1853, at right a 1937 Delage D8 Letourneur et Marchand Aerodynamic...